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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1399-2020
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-16-1399-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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13 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 13 Nov 2020
| 13 Nov 2020
Measuring ocean total surface current velocity with the KuROS and KaRADOC airborne near-nadir Doppler radars: a multi-scale analysis in preparation for the SKIM mission
Louis Marié
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
Fabrice Collard
OceanDataLab, 29280 Locmaria-Plouzané, France
Frédéric Nouguier
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
Lucia Pineau-Guillou
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
Danièle Hauser
Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, LATMOS, 78280 Guyancourt, France
François Boy
Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales, 31400 Toulouse, France
Stéphane Méric
Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique (IETR), UMR CNRS 6164, 35700 Rennes, France
Peter Sutherland
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
Charles Peureux
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
Goulven Monnier
SCALIAN, 35700 Rennes, France
Bertrand Chapron
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
Adrien Martin
National Oceanography Centre, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
Pierre Dubois
Collecte Localisation Satellites, 31520 Ramonville-St-Agne, France
Craig Donlon
European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Tania Casal
European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Fabrice Ardhuin
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Physique et Spatiale (LOPS), UMR 6523, Univ Brest, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Impact of assimilating satellite surface velocity observations in the Mercator Ocean International analysis and forecasting global 1/4° system I. Mirouze et al. 10.3389/fmars.2024.1376999
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- Estimating effects of wind and waves on the Doppler centroid frequency shift for the SAR retrieval of ocean currents Z. Yang et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114312
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- Surface Currents and Significant Wave Height Gradients: Matching Numerical Models and High‐Resolution Altimeter Wave Heights in the Agulhas Current Region G. Marechal & F. Ardhuin 10.1029/2020JC016564
- On the Effects of Ocean Surface Motion on Delay-Doppler Altimetry L. Marié et al. 10.1109/TGRS.2024.3387667
- Impact of assimilating satellite surface velocity observations in the Mercator Ocean International analysis and forecasting global 1/4° system I. Mirouze et al. 10.3389/fmars.2024.1376999
- Effects of Ocean Wave Directional Spectra on Doppler Retrievals of Ocean Surface Current Y. Miao et al. 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3126327
- Seasonal Variability of Freshwater Plumes in the Eastern Gulf of Guinea as Inferred From Satellite Measurements O. Houndegnonto et al. 10.1029/2020JC017041
- Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Winds, Waves, and Currents: Where are we Now? D. Hauser et al. 10.1007/s10712-023-09771-2
- Effects of Wave-Induced Doppler Velocity on the Sea Surface Current Measurements by Ka-Band Real-Aperture Radar with Small Incidence Angle X. Ma et al. 10.3390/rs15041127
- The Impact of Ocean‐Wave Coupling on the Upper Ocean Circulation During Storm Events D. Bruciaferri et al. 10.1029/2021JC017343
- Assessing the potential impact of assimilating total surface current velocities in the Met Office’s global ocean forecasting system J. Waters et al. 10.3389/fmars.2024.1383522
- Estimating effects of wind and waves on the Doppler centroid frequency shift for the SAR retrieval of ocean currents Z. Yang et al. 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114312
Latest update: 14 Dec 2024
Short summary
With present-day techniques, ocean surface currents are poorly known near the Equator and globally for spatial scales under 200 km and timescales under 30 d. Wide-swath radar Doppler measurements are an alternative technique. Such direct surface current measurements are, however, affected by platform motions and waves. These contributions are analyzed in data collected during the DRIFT4SKIM airborne and in situ experiment, demonstrating the possibility of measuring currents from space globally.
With present-day techniques, ocean surface currents are poorly known near the Equator and...
